Coin-assorting bank



May 6, 1924. 1,493,098

A. c. BOLTON COIN ASSORTING VBANK Filed Sept. 20, 1923 Patented May 6,19.24.

NITE s ANDREW C. BOLTON, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

COIN-ASSORTING BANK.

Application filed September 20, .1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that ANDREW C. BOLTON, a citizen oi' the United States,residing at Miami, Florida, has invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coin-Assorting Banks, `of which the following is-aspecification.

The present invention relates to coin assorting banks and has oritsobject the provision of a novel and simple Jorm of as sorting mechanismin conjunction with a bank.V The assorting mechanism to be described hasfacilities i'or handling coins of only three denominations,'forinstance, one, five and ten cent pieces andthe description will be madewith particular reference ,to these denominations. Coin compartments arearranged below the assorting mechan- 'ism, one tor each of the abovementioned denominations and a fourth compartment having an independententrance slot for the reception of miscellaneous coins. The arrangementO parts is shown in the drawings in its simplest form for the sake ofconvenience and it is to be understood that many modifications arepossible which will still come within the purviews of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective, Figure 2 s an invertedhorizontal sectionon the line 2-2 of Figure 3, FigureY 3 is a verticalsectionV on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and Figure l is an invertedsectionon the line 4*-1 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 is a circular base member havingmounted thereon the cylindrical body member 2 having a peripheral flange3 around its upper edge. The cylindrical member 2 is divided into fourcompartments by means ot' thecrosswalls tand 5 (Fig. 2) which intersectat right angles at the center of the cylinder. According to theinvention the receptacle 2 and 'its cross-walls are made of Celluloid orother transparent material. A cover 5 is adapted to be supported by theflange 3 and positioned by Va cleat whichabuts the wall Li and engagesunder the flange 3. The casing 'T for the assorting mechanism isvertically mounted on the cover 5 and its central longitudinal line isso disposed as to lie in the same vertical plane with the wall 5.

Mounted within the casing 7 is the coin directing disc 8 3) oscillatablymounted on the pin 9. Attached to the Serial No. 663,899.

surface ofthe disc 8 is a directing rib having the upper arm 10 and thelower arm 11. The arm 10, as shown, extends downwardly from theperiphery of Ythe disc 8 o to a pointslightly above and beyond the pin9. On the periphery of the disc opposite the arm 11 is located a rib 12.These two ribs are so spaced that only the ten cent piece is able topass between them.- Near the upper periphery of the disc is the stud 13so spaced from the rib' 10 that only the one' cent and the ten centpieces can be passed between them. It is important that theL disc bebalanced so as to be normally held inthe position shown in the drawing.The balance must be such however, as to be readily overcome by theweight of a one cent piece lor a vecent piece` acting on the disc at anangle to the vertical. diameter thereof. Supported on the guide elementsis a transparent disc 19 which is held in position by a head on the pin9 (Fig. l). The disc and guide elements are made of any suitable metal.

Arranged in .the casing so that its lower edge` is on a line with the`upper extremity oiE the rib 10 is the slotlll for the entrance of thecoins. In the lower part of the casing are provided coin exits 15, 16and 17 which constitute chutes passing through the cover 5 for guidingthe coins'to their respective compartments. The slot 18 -is providedJfor miscellaneous coins and leads by means of a passage 2O tothe'fourthcompartment. The transparent ace'21 is supported in the casing 7 infront of the coin disc by means of the ring 22.

rhe operation of the device is as follows:

Zhen a ten cent piece is introduced through the slot 14 it rolls alongthe rib 10 and drops between the ribs 11 and 12 which guide it to lthechute 16. By reason oif the balance of the disc 8 and the gradient or'the rib 10, and its slight weight, the ten cent piece has only a veryslight disturbing iniiuence on the equilibrium of the disc. `When a onecent piece is introduced through the slotlt it /causesan oscillation ofthe disc 8 to the right on reaching the arm 10. The inner extremity ofthe arm 10 is consequently slightly raised which has a slowing-up actionon the rolling coin and it drops in the opening between the ribs 11 andl2. The inner wall 23 of the casing serves to check any tendency for thecoin to jump over the stop 12. Since the ribs 11 and 12 are spaced so asto admit only the ten cent piece. the one cent piece is held in theopening between them. This induces an oscillation of they disc 8 to theleft whereb-y Lthe coin is deposited in the chute 15. `When a five centpiece is introduced in the slot 14 it is held between the stud 13 andthe arm 10 whereby the disc S is oscillated to the right and the coin isdischarged into the chute 17.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. In a device of the kind described a plurality ofcoin receiving means, and coin directing means variably oscillatableaccording to the mass of a coin introduced therein.

2. In a coin assorting device, a pivoted coin directing member, anentrance in said member for introducing a coin, a plurality of exits insaid member, and means whereby a coin being introduced therein, adirectionally variable oscillatory movement of said directing` member isinduced' according to the mass ot' said coin for delivering said coin toa predetermined exit.

8. In a coin assorting device, an oscillatable coin directing member, aplurality of `coin receiving compartments, and means whereby, a coinbeing 'introduced in said directing member, said member is rocked in onedirection cr the other, according to the mass of the coin, fordelivering the coin to a predetermined compartment.

4. In a coin assorting device, an oscillatable coin directing member, aplurality of coin receiving` compartments, and means whereby, a coinbeing introduced in said directing member, said member is rocked in onedirection or the other or remains substantially stationary, according totlie mass of the coin for delivering the coin to a predeterminedcompartment.

5. In a coin assorting device, a coin directing member oscillatable inopposed directions', the direction of'oscillation depending on the massof the coin introduced in said directing member.

6. A coin assorting device comprising an oscillatable balanced disc, acasing for said disc, guide elements on one oli' the faces of said disc,a transparent disc supported on said guide elements, a transparent wallin front of saidtransparent disc and sustained in said casing, anentrance in said casing for introducing coins in said guide elements,andra plurality of coin exits in said casing, said guide elementsco-operating with a coin introduced,therein for inducing an oscillatorymoven'ient of said balanced disc according to the mass of said coin fordelivering said coin to a predetermined exit.

7. In a coin assorting device for coins of three denominationscomprising a small, a relatively large and an intermediate coin, abalanced pivot coin directing member, means whereby a coin ofintermediate size being introduced therein an oscillatory movement ofsaid receiving member is induced for discharging said coin, meanswhereby a relatively large coin being' introduced therein, anoscillatory movement is induced in an opposite ldirection to said i'irstnamed movement for discharging said coin, and means for allowing saidsmall coin to pass through said member.

8. In a coin asserting device for coins of three denominationscomprising a small, a relatively large and an intermediate coin, a

`balanced pivot coin directing member, means :for discharging said coin,means for allow-- ing said small coin to pass through said)l member, andcoin chutes in alignment with said discharge positions.

9. In a coin `assorting device for coins of three denominationscomprising a small, a relatively large and an intermediate coin, a coindirecting member, comprising a circular balanced disc oscillatablypivoted at its center, a main guide rib extending downwardly from theperiphery of said disc and ending above and slightly beyond the axisthereof, a second guide rib extending from the lower extremity of saidmain guide rib to the lower periphery of said disc; a third guide ribnear the periphery of said disc, spaced from said second guide rib toadmit only said small coin, and extending downwardly from a pointslightly below the horizontal line of the lower end of said main guiderib; a stud near the periphery of said disc above said main guide riband spaced therefrom to admit only said small and said intermediatecoins; and a transparent disc supported o n said guide elements.

The Vforegoing specification signed `at Miami, Florida, this eight dayof Aug., 1923.

ANDREW C. BOLTON.

